Chorion sign program acquisition deals
Chorion
has sold two of its new animated series for pre-schoolers, Octonauts and Gaspard & Lisa, to the Disney Channel US for premiere on Disney Junior next year.
The program acquisition deal will complete the international roll-out, which started in the UK and France in Autumn 2010 and is continuing through 2012 across major global territories.
Octonauts is proving to be a hit show for Chorion. Since launching on CBeebies in October 2010 the animated show has become a success, attracting large audiences and has quickly become a top-rated show for children aged four to six. A second series has been ordered and is currently in development.
Based on the books written and illustrated by the husband and wife team of Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben and published by Hachette Jeunesse, Gaspard and Lisa follows two six-year-old best friends as they experience the wonders and challenges of school, family life, and their Paris neighborhoods. TF1 in France is the lead broadcaster and debuted the show in Autumn 2010.
Chorion will manage consumer product programs for both Octonauts and Gaspard and Lisa globally.
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